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Briana Hernandez, Author of The Masterpiece Swords
What have you written so far? So far, the only thing I have published is The Masterpiece Swords: Bright Strength. However, I do already have an unpublished sequel ready to go, and I’m wrapping up the third book in the trilogy that I’ll hopefully finish over the summer. I have a few ideas for a…
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Gray Widow’s Walk by Dan Jolley
“The only thing in this world you can truly control is yourself.” Janey Sinclair’s ability to teleport has always been a mystery to her. She tried for years to ignore it, but when tragedy shatters her life, Janey’s anger consumes her. She hones her fighting skills, steals a prototype suit of military body armor, and…
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A Blue Horizon by M.R. Darling
The economy teeters on the edge of ruin as strange events invade the last metropolis capable of maintaining the balance. An early rainy morning brings the inexplicable destruction of two metro trains, leaving nothing but questions behind for reporter Beau Bradley. Was it a terrorist attack or just an unfortunate accident? The answer could tip…
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Ed Ireland, Author of The Last Ranger of Sarn
What is the biggest thing that people THINK they know about your subject/genre that isn’t so? The biggest fallacy in any genre is that it’s limited to the classification it’s under. I sat down to write a “man-story”, complete with swords, beheadings and as much gore as possible. Somewhere along the way, there was romance.…
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JC Steel, Author of the Cortii Series
When and why did you begin writing? I began writing in boarding school in England when a friend asked me point-blank why I didn’t write down some of the stories I told myself. I’d never really considered becoming a writer of any stripe up until then. Like a lot of teenagers, essay-writing wasn’t my favorite…
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Meet the Author: Ben Mariner
Can you share with readers a little bit about your latest book? My latest book, Apocalypse Wow 2: Apocalypse Wower, is the second book in a post-apocalyptic series. The series follows Jack Winters and his friends as they go on a road trip across a post-apocalyptic wasteland to find one woman, the love of Jack’s…
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Meet Fantasy Author, Chantal Gadoury
When did you first consider yourself a writer? I never had a moment of thinking “Yes, I am a writer.” I’ve just always been one. As a child, I made up stories. When I got older, I started writing a journal. I made story books for my sister with coloring books. I wrote daily in…
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Author Interview: Clifton Barnhart
Can you share with readers a little about your latest book? On July 7th, 2012, Jesse Burke passed away. He was my dearest friend. Jesse and responsibility is the fictionalization of our time together. In 2011, I quit drinking, which made me very sick. I knew Jesse in China as a roommate, bar buddy and…
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Stevie O’Connor, Author of In a Mirror City
Stevie O’Connor, science fiction author and recent winner of Waking Writer’s Writing Prompt Contest, sat down to discuss writing and her latest novel. When and why did you begin writing? As a young child, I started writing ghost stories, and the teachers would read them out to the class. Then, I won the Edward Burne-Jones…
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Meet Doug McKittrick, Author of Rebirth of Angels
Are you a full-time or part-time writer and how does that affect your writing? I am a full-time writer. As to how it affects my writing, I have to say I feel a bit more pressure to produce. When I was a part-time writer, I could always blame the job for not writing. Now I…
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